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{{Quote|And what's this, a Mark II reactor drone? Haven't used these clunkers in twenty years!|Owen Lars mistakes R1-G4 for a Mark II reactor drone|<ref name="Radio">[[Star Wars (radio)|''Star Wars'' radio dramatization]]</ref>}}
The '''Mark II reactor drone''' was a model of [[utility droid]] manufactured by [[Industrial Automaton/Legends|Industrial Automaton]] whose body shell was reused for the [[R1-series astromech droid/Legends|R1-series astromech droid]].

==Characterisitics==
A model of [[utility droid]], the Mark II [[reactor drone]] was built and programmed for menial labor<ref name="A Guide to the Star Wars Universe" /> in the [[Engine/Legends|engine]] rooms of large [[Starship/Legends|starships]].<ref name="The Complete Visual Dictionary">''[[Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary]]''</ref> Featuring a tall,<ref name="The History of R-Series Astromech Droids">{{Journal|7|The History of R-Series Astromech Droids}}</ref> [[Color/Legends|black]] body shell,<ref name="The New Essential Guide to Droids" /> its heavily shielded outer casing protected its sensitive internal circuitry<ref name="A Guide to the Star Wars Universe" /> from harsh external conditions,<ref name="Star Wars Encyclopedia">''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''</ref> [[Radiation shielding|including]] the most intensive [[Radiation/Legends|radiation]].<ref name="The Essential Guide to Droids">{{EGCite|D|P2 and R1}}</ref> However, it also gave the [[Droid/Legends|droid]] a lumbering, cumbersome appearance.<ref name="A Guide to the Star Wars Universe" /> The Mark II reactor drone was equipped with a [[Magfield sensor ball/Legends|magfield sensor ball]].<ref name="magfield sensor ball" />

==History==
[[File:R1_Astromech_Droid.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The R1-series astromech droid reused the Mark II reactor drone's shell]]
A successful series manufactured by [[Industrial Automaton/Legends|Industrial Automaton]], the Mark II reactor drone's body shell was reused for their [[R1-series astromech droid/Legends|R1-series astromech droid]], when legal hassles prevented the company from directly transforming their [[P2-series astromech droid]] into a consumer product.<ref name="The Essential Guide to Droids" /> As a result, R1 units were commonly mistaken for Mark II reactor drones.{{Fact}}

Beyond repair, a Mark II reactor drone was cannibalized for its magfield sensor ball by [[Jawa/Legends|Jawa]] [[Scavenger/Legends|scavengers]] on the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]].<ref name="The Complete Visual Dictionary" /> In the [[Standard year/Legends|year]] [[0 BBY/Legends|0 BBY]],<ref name="The Essential Reader's Companion">''[[The Essential Reader's Companion]]''</ref> [[Owen Lars/Legends|Owen Lars]] mistook<ref name="Radio" /> [[R1-G4/Legends|R1-G4]]<ref name="Droids for Sale">{{SWArchive|url=episode-iv/explore/visualguides/chp08.html|text=Visual Guide &mdash; Chapter 8: Droids for Sale|archivedate=20080611113957}}</ref> for a Mark II reactor drone, having discontinued their use on [[Gender/Legends|his]] [[Moisture farm/Legends|moisture farm]] twenty years prior.<ref name="Radio" />

==Behind the scenes==
The Mark II reactor drone was first mentioned in [[National Public Radio|NPR's]] [[1981]] [[Star Wars Legends|''Star Wars'' Legends]] [[Star Wars (radio)|radio dramatization]] of [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''Star Wars'': Episode IV ''A New Hope'']].<ref name="Radio" />

==Appearances==
*[[Star Wars (radio)|''Star Wars'' radio dramatization]] {{1stm}}

==Sources==
*{{EGCite|D|Mark II Reactor drone}}
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The National Public Radio Dramatization]]''
*{{Journal|7|The History of R-Series Astromech Droids}}
*{{CCG|set=Premiere Limited|link=Premiere-Dark/large/r1g4.gif|cardname=R1-G4}}
*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary]]''
*{{EGCite|D|P2 and R1}}

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Industrial Automaton products]]
[[Category:Utility droid models]]